Personnel hazard analysis, impact assessment

Fire hazard analysis (FHA) is the process to determine the size, severity, and duration of a scenario and its impact on personnel, equipment, operations, and the environment. Chapter 5 provided details of performing an FHA. The following paragraphs provide an overview of the FHA process. For example, one scenario could be a seal failure where the material being released is ignited and afire results. In assessing consequences, several questions must be considered ... 

The enterprise identifies safety and environmental impacts associated with system implementation. Applicable environmental laws and regulations should be identified, and the enterprise should ensure that these are complied with by any alternative solution. The enterprise completes an environmental impact and safety analysis to determine the impact on and by system products, and the impact of their life cycle processes on the environment, or to personnel. Use of materials, or generating by-products, which present a known hazard to the environment, are to be avoided to the extent feasible. Where not feasible, provisions must be provided for proper handling, storage, and disposal of hazardous materials or by-products. Results of these analyses influence trade-off analysis recommendations and assessments of system effectiveness. 

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